Who is Frank Lloyd Wright?
Frank Lloyd Wright, born 8 June 1867, was a prolific and influential American architect. He designed truly magnificent homes, workplaces, cathedrals, and furniture. His forward-thinking designs still look modern and desirable today, further evidencing his genius. Frank Lloyd Wright focused on organic design with the use of natural light and natural materials such as wood, stone, and clay. Many of Frank Lloyd Wright’s designs emphasized one material such as wood or concrete block over the rest of the materials used. For example, Frank Lloyd Wright’s 1908 G.C. Stockman House Prairie Style dining room design is mostly wood that is all in the same medium-warm tone with clean rectangular lines. Extra long wood spindles on the backs of the dining chairs and the wood trim around the windows add an understated natural elegance to the room. The exploratory effects of sunlight is an especially intriguing quality found in some of Frank Lloyd Wright’s architecture. For instance, In H.F. Johnson’s